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US10342616B2
US10342616B2 US15/491,528 US201715491528A US10342616B2 US 10342616 B2 US10342616 B2 US 10342616B2 US 201715491528 A US201715491528 A US 201715491528A US 10342616 B2 US10342616 B2 US 10342616B2
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  • the present invention relates to a window component for a laser tool. Certain embodiments relate to a laser medical probe.
  • Diamond is useful as a window material as it has low absorption for infrared wavelengths in order to transmit a high power laser beam.
  • diamond is expensive.
  • Diamond windows are discussed in U.S. Pat. No. 9,040,131, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
  • SiO2 is a biocompatible compound. It has been used in laser windows for wavelengths from around 0.2 to 3.5 microns but has not been suitable for mid-IR wavelengths, due to its low transmissivity at those wavelengths.
  • a biocompatible coating for windows for mid-IR wavelength lasers has not been found that is easily applied and inexpensive.
  • the present invention is directed to a laminated laser window, comprising: an inner layer transparent to light having wavelengths between 3.5 micrometers and 12 micrometers; and constituting an outer surface of the window, a nanometric-thick outer layer of SiO2.
  • the window is thereby configured to allow passage of light having said wavelengths therethrough.
  • the outer layer of SiO2 is not more than 150 nm thick, is between 100 nm and 150 nm thick, or is less than 100 nm thick.
  • the inner layer is at least one selected from the group comprising Ge, GeAs, CdTe, ZnSe, NaCl, KCl and ZnSe
  • the window allows passage of light having a wavelength of 10.6 micrometers.
  • the window allows passage of light generated by a CO2 laser.
  • the first layer is an innermost layer of the window.
  • the intervening layer is an AR layer.
  • a medical device for illumination of living tissue with light
  • the device body has a wall with an outer surface and a laser window as described earlier in this summary constituting at least a portion of the wall, thereby allowing light having said wavelengths to pass from inside said body to outside said body through said laser window.
  • the outer layer of said laser window in the device is located to allow it to contact bodily tissue during use of the device.
  • the body of the device is for insertion into a bodily cavity, such as the vagina.
  • the device further comprises a CO2 laser.
  • the device body constitutes a sheath for a treatment device.
  • the a nanometric outer layer of SiO2 is used in a laser window for coating an inner layer, the inner layer transparent to light having wavelengths between 3.5 micrometers and 12 micrometers.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a laser treatment device comprising a laser window in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the device of FIG. 1 with the window removed.
  • FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view of a section of the laser window inside a bodily cavity.
  • window 14 sheath 6 laser treatment head 2 laser beam 4 axis 12 deflector 22 inner layer 23 outer surface 25 body cavity 27
  • SiO2-based nano-coatings have been developed for glass and glazed ceramic.
  • the non-stick coatings enable smooth, glass-like surfaces to have less contact with dirt particles.
  • Coating characteristics include hydrophobicity, food safety (inert), and anti-stick properties.
  • An example of such a coating is manufactured by Nano-Care Kunststoff AG (see, http://www.nanocare-ag.com/glas_keramik/).
  • SiO2 is substantially transmissive at mid-IR wavelengths.
  • high transparency windows particularly ZnSe, coated with nanoscale SiO2
  • FIG. 1 shows an exemplary window 14 forming part of a biocompatible disposable sheath 6 fitted on a laser treatment head 2 for use in externally-accessible bodily cavities, such as the vagina or rectum.
  • the laser treatment head is described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/473,621, filed 2017 Mar. 30, which is hereby included by reference as if fully set-forth herein.
  • Window 14 comprises an inner layer 23 that is transparent to light having wavelengths between 3.5 micrometers and 12 micrometers.
  • the external surface of the inner layer is coated by an outer layer 25 of nanometric SiO2.
  • the inner layer 23 comprises ZnSe. In some embodiments, the inner layer 23 has an AR/AR coating, with the external AR coating lying between inner layer 23 and outer layer 25 . Window 14 is substantially transmissive to a CO2 laser.
  • FIG. 2 shows the laser treatment head 2 with the sheath removed.
  • laser treatment head 2 In use, laser treatment head 2 is inserted into an externally accessible bodily cavity. Laser beam 4 passing through laser treatment head 2 coaxially with linear axis 12 impinges on deflector 22 and is deflected laterally, away from laser treatment head 2 , through window 14 to the wall 27 of the bodily cavity.
  • FIG. 3 shows a cross sectional view of a portion of window 14 and of wall 27 of the bodily cavity.
  • the thickness of the SiO2 layer is less than 100 micron, preferably 100-150 nm.

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